Trolley guide



Aug. 5. 1924. 1,503,826 vF. GROSS TROLLEY GUIDE Filed Sept. 24. 1923 INVENToR E'ank Grass A TTORNE Y Patented Aug. 5, 1924i. l Y j unirse stares rarest essieu.

FRANK GROSS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TROLLEY GUIDE.

Application filed September 24, 1923. Serial No. 664,480.

To allzeit-m t may concern: gage in the aforesaid recess 20 when the Be it known that I, FRANK Gnoss, a citiplate 21 is in upright posit-ion. 55 Zen of the United States. residing at Brook- As previously stated, this device is den New York, have invented certain new and gaging from the current carrying wire 17. useful Improvements in Trolley Guides, ot This Jfact becomes obvious *from Figure 2,

lyn, in the county of Kings and State of signed to prevent the pulley 15 from disenwhich the following is a specification. when assuming that both plates 21 are in 60 The main object of this invention is to an upright position as shown on the left provide a trolley pole which prevents the hand side of the illustration in Figure 2.

current carrying wire from being` inadvert- When these plates are in upright position, eiitly disengaged from the groove of the the inwardly projecting lips 26 will prevent trolley pulley. the wire from jumping out of the groove 16 65 Another object is to provide means adjaof the pulley 15, as the gap between the lips cent the trolley pulley whereby the cuirent 26 is less than the` diameter of the wire 17.

carrying wire is retained iii the groove of Vhen it is desired to release the pulley from the pulley. the wire 17, manipulation of either of the These and other objects will become applates 21 will accomplish the purpose. 70

parent in the description below in which When the lugs 25 of the plates 21 are en` similar characters ot reference refer to likegaged in the recesses 20, sa-id plates are named parts in the drawing. I locked in upright position. In order to dis- Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure engage the lugs from the recesses 20, 1 is a side elevational view of the trolley. the plates 21 are lifted upwardly until the T5 Figure 2 is a sectional elevational view respective lug 25 is disengaged from its taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1. recess 20, after which theplates lmay be 25 Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of rotated about the pins 24.

the pulley guards. I claim Referring in detail to the drawing, the 1. A trolley comprising a grooved pulley, S0 numeral 10 indicates a trolley pole having a yoke supporting said pulley, ears projectthe flanged end 11 of a. yoke 12 rigidly seing from the sides of said yoke, the sides cured thereto. The side portions 13 of the of said yoke having a recess between each yoke are provided with aligned openings in set of ears, the ears being provided with which a spindle 141s Secured. pulley l5, vertical slots, guard plates, means in said e5 provided with a peripheral groove 16, is plates engaging the recesses between the rotatably mounted on the spindle and, as is ears, and means for permitting rotation of obvious, rides upon the current carrying Said plates,

wire 17. Ears 18 pIOjeCt UPWMCUY flOIIl 2. Altrolley comprising a groot/'ed pulley,

the sides 13 of the yoke and have vertical a yoke supporting said pulley, ears projectso slots 19 therein. The sides 113 between the ing from the sides of said yoke and having ears 18 are provided with vertical recesses slots therein, recesses in the sides of said 20, the purpose of which will be more fully yoke between adjacent ears, guard plates hereinafter described. comprising longitudinal members, said Side guards are provided with the trolley plates having recesses, pins spanning said e5 and comprise longitudinal plates 21 bent recesses and being engaged iii the slots of aiigularly at their upper edges 22` the said ears, angular lips on said plates proturnedover edge being formed into a sharp jecting a'bove the grooved pulley, said guard co-rner. The lower edge of the guard plates plates being rotatable in said slots, and has recesses 23 which are spaced apart a means for retaining the guard plates in ico similar distance as the ears 18 of the yoke vertical position.

sides 13. Pins 2d span the open portions of 3. A trolley comprising a grooved pulley,

the recesses 23 and are engaged in the slots a yoke supporting said pulley, ears project- 19 of the ears 18. A lug25 projects from ing from the sides ot' said yoke and having the lower edge of the guard plate 23 interslots therein, recesses in the sides of said` 105 mediate its length and is adapted to enyoke between adjacent ears, guard plates comprising longitudinal members, said between the ears, said lugs When in said plates having recesses7 pins spanning said recesses being adapted t0 retain said guard recesses and being engaged in the slots of plates in vertical position. le said ears.l angular lips onsaid yplates p1"o In'testimony whereofv I affix-my `signajeeting above the grooved pulley, said guard ture.

plates being rotatable in said slots, a lugon i 4 each guard plate inserta-ble into the ,recesses FRANK GROSS. 

